I have heard many people say that everyone has had a teacher make an impact on their lives. I have to admit that my mind had been jumping from memory to memory, trying to find my one teacher, until tonight, when I realized that the teacher who has had the biggest impact on my professional life has been … my mother.
When our son, M., was born, time dilated. Days seemed long and dangerous for this miracle I was sure I could not have created but
Had I still been Catalina, the Admissions Director today, my conversation with parents coming wanting to enrol their children in an IB school would be quite different.
If we plan to wait until racism no longer manifests in us, we will never do anything to change. Systemic racism starts very early, enters us through all our pores and never leaves. Episode 7 of my Diary of a Romanian Racist in Transition explores the insiduousness of racism, the forms it takes in our daily encounters and small steps that can help us grow against the current.
Romanian version here: https://catalinagardescu.substack.com/p/jrrit-episodul-7-de-ce-hotul-rom?r=1w77eg
Episode 6 of my Diary of a Romanian Racist in Transition is an invitation. It invites everyone to mind their own racism. It is never the duty of the oppressed to explain to us how they feel and why what we are doing is hard to take. It is our job to transcend our fragility and learn.
Romanian version here: https://catalinagardescu.substack.com/p/jrrit-episodul-6-nu-intreba-un-rom?r=1w77eg
Episode 5 from my Diary of a Romanian Racist in Transition is the story of what could have been a beautiful friendship. Except for systemic racism that drew a wedge I could never overcome. Is there any hope for me?
Romanian version here: https://catalinagardescu.substack.com/p/jrrit-episodul-5-rasismul-nu-se-vede?r=1w77eg
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